{"id":50116,"date":"2025-07-16T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=50116"},"modified":"2025-07-16T16:02:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T07:02:09","slug":"japanese-dev-set-to-make-one-of-the-longest-credit-rolls-in-indie-game-history-after-offering-to-include-anyone-who-liked-his-x-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/japanese-dev-set-to-make-one-of-the-longest-credit-rolls-in-indie-game-history-after-offering-to-include-anyone-who-liked-his-x-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese dev set to make one of the longest credit rolls in indie game history after offering to include anyone who liked his X post\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Since independent game studios are typically composed of small development teams, indie games usually don\u2019t have that many people to thank once the credits roll. However, Studio At Home\u2019s upcoming strategy JRPG <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3656400\/Dragons_Chronicles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dragon\u2019s Chronicles: The Dark Demon King and the Sword of the North Star<\/a> is in the process of becoming a huge exception, as creator Takashi Mochibe has to make good on his promise to include every single X user who has liked his X post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u3010\u52df\u96c6\u3011<br>\u73fe\u5728\u30a8\u30f3\u30c7\u30a3\u30f3\u30b0\u7528\u306e\u30b9\u30bf\u30c3\u30d5\u30ed\u30fc\u30eb\u3092\u4f5c\u3063\u3066\u3044\u308b\u306e\u3067\u3059\u304c\u3001\u307b\u307c\u4e00\u4eba\u3068\u95a2\u4fc2\u8005\u6570\u540d\u3067\u88fd\u4f5c\u3057\u3066\u3044\u308b\u305f\u3081\u5c3a\u304c\u5168\u304f\u8db3\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093<br>\u305d\u3053\u3067\u3001\u5168\u7136\u95a2\u4fc2\u306a\u3044\u3051\u3069\u30b9\u30bf\u30c3\u30d5\u30ed\u30fc\u30eb\u57cb\u3081\u306b\u8f09\u3063\u3066\u3082\u3044\u3044\u3088\u3068\u3044\u3046\u65b9\u306f\u3044\u3044\u306d\u4e0b\u3055\u3044<br>\u5168\u54e1\u8f09\u305b\u307e\u3059<br>\u5fdc\u52df\u306a\u3051\u308c\u3070\u67b6\u7a7a\u306e\u30d9\u30c8\u30ca\u30e0\u4eba100\u4eba\u304f\u3089\u3044\u3067\u57cb\u3081\u307e\u3059<\/p>&mdash; \u6301\u8fba\u9ad8\u5fd7@\u65b0\u4f5c\u4f53\u9a13\u7248\u516c\u958b\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f (@highmotivation8) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/highmotivation8\/status\/1943191345621012793?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 10, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Post translation: <em>I\u2019m making the staff roll for the credits right now, but since the game\u2019s being made by just one person and a few related individuals, I don\u2019t have nearly enough names to fill it in.\u00a0 If you are unrelated but okay with having your name listed in the credits, please give this a like. I\u2019ll include everyone. If there are no applicants, I\u2019ll fill it with about 100 fictional Vietnamese names.<\/em>\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Mochibe initially expected no more than ten people to answer his call. As of now, however, the post counts over 226,000 likes. Since X doesn\u2019t allow you to view past a certain number of recent likers, Mochibe hasn\u2019t been to keep track of everyone, and apologizes in advance for names he will not be able to include. Based on his last count, around 6,000 names have been included in the credits so far.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u73fe\u5728\u306e\u72b6\u6cc1\u3067\u3059<br>\u73fe\u57286000\u540d\u307b\u3069\u771f\u5fc3\u3092\u3053\u3081\u3066\u5165\u529b\u3057\u7d42\u308f\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f<br>\u30a8\u30f3\u30c7\u30a3\u30f3\u30b0\u306e\u5c3a\u304c\u8db3\u308a\u306a\u3059\u304e\u3066\u672c\u6765\u306e\u30b9\u30bf\u30c3\u30d5\u30ed\u30fc\u30eb\u3082\u5f90\u3005\u306b\u6d78\u98df\u3055\u308c\u59cb\u3081<br>Special thanks\uff06Scenario writer\u3068\u3044\u3046\u898b\u305f\u3053\u3068\u306a\u3044\u8868\u8a18\u306e\u4ed5\u65b9\u306b\u306a\u3063\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NRy7wOZgE6\">pic.twitter.com\/NRy7wOZgE6<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u6301\u8fba\u9ad8\u5fd7@\u65b0\u4f5c\u4f53\u9a13\u7248\u516c\u958b\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f (@highmotivation8) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/highmotivation8\/status\/1944013155572777305?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 12, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Post translation: Approximately 6,000 names have been entered with heartfelt care. The ending sequence is far too short, gradually encroaching on the original staff roll.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The credits (which are now <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/highmotivation8\/status\/1943221873388720227\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">99% comprised of supporters and followers<\/a>) have gotten so long that the footage used in the ending sequence has become inadequate to cover all the acknowledgements. No matter its final length, Mochibe says he will try to make good on his promise and create a two-part video showcasing as many of Dragon\u2019s Chronicles\u2019 supporters as he can.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mochibe is grateful for the attention that his X post is getting, particularly with how the majority of its engagers are poking fun at the absurd number of people in the credits or comparing its length to that of <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/kyukyoku_papaiy\/status\/1943296660034974051%22%20HYPERLINK%20%22https:\/\/x.com\/kyukyoku_papaiy\/status\/1943296660034974051\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AAA games with record-breaking staff rolls like Final Fantasy XIV<\/a>. 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